tarheelyankee Posted October 28, 2020 Share #1 Posted October 28, 2020 Hello all, Picked this carte up on eBay last week, he was in an auction lot of civilian cartes, all unidentifiable. He his wearing a Brigadier General Star on each shoulder without an sort of shoulder steps. Is this common? Was hoping one of my more knowledgeable and better resourced a Forum friends may be able to identify him from his image. Back marked out of Chicago so I am assuming he is an Illinois Native. Any help forthcoming will be appreciated, and as always thanks to all for any help provided. Keep safe during this coronavirus crisis, hoping in 2021 we all can resume our collecting activities and show schedules, 🙏🏼 Tom Tom WANTED: Any and all Civil War items relating to the regiments mustered out of Syracuse, NY during the War of the Rebellion, 122nd NY Infantry, 149th NY Infantry and 185th NY INfantry. Anything relating to Colonel/Brig. General Henry A. Barnum. Also wanted WW1 medals from Solvay, NY and Fayetteville, NY. All e-mails answered. Member of American Civil War Research Database. Link to post Share on other sites
MAW Posted October 28, 2020 Share #2 Posted October 28, 2020 Are they stars or oak leaves? It's hard to tell from the pics posted. Wearing rank without shoulder straps became more common in the field, for obvious reasons ----> making you less of a target. Your photo was taken in 1864-65, based on the tax stamp. Always interested in the 166th Infantry, 42nd Division, A.E.F. Quality WW1 studio portraits and real photo postcards of Distinguished Service Cross recipients; showing steel helmets; or other interesting content. Link to post Share on other sites
tarheelyankee Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share #3 Posted October 28, 2020 I think stars. And his buttons on his tunic are in the configuration for a general officer if I’m not mistaken. Did majors’s also have their buttons in rows arranged in pairs of 2 with 16 total? WANTED: Any and all Civil War items relating to the regiments mustered out of Syracuse, NY during the War of the Rebellion, 122nd NY Infantry, 149th NY Infantry and 185th NY INfantry. Anything relating to Colonel/Brig. General Henry A. Barnum. Also wanted WW1 medals from Solvay, NY and Fayetteville, NY. All e-mails answered. Member of American Civil War Research Database. Link to post Share on other sites
tarheelyankee Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share #4 Posted October 28, 2020 Thanks too for dating the time frame of the carte. 👌🏼 WANTED: Any and all Civil War items relating to the regiments mustered out of Syracuse, NY during the War of the Rebellion, 122nd NY Infantry, 149th NY Infantry and 185th NY INfantry. Anything relating to Colonel/Brig. General Henry A. Barnum. Also wanted WW1 medals from Solvay, NY and Fayetteville, NY. All e-mails answered. Member of American Civil War Research Database. Link to post Share on other sites
KurtA Posted October 28, 2020 Share #5 Posted October 28, 2020 BG for sure based on paired buttons. A major would have the buttons evenly spaced. Link to post Share on other sites
tarheelyankee Posted October 28, 2020 Author Share #6 Posted October 28, 2020 Thanks Kurt. WANTED: Any and all Civil War items relating to the regiments mustered out of Syracuse, NY during the War of the Rebellion, 122nd NY Infantry, 149th NY Infantry and 185th NY INfantry. Anything relating to Colonel/Brig. General Henry A. Barnum. Also wanted WW1 medals from Solvay, NY and Fayetteville, NY. All e-mails answered. Member of American Civil War Research Database. Link to post Share on other sites
VF-27 Posted November 1, 2020 Share #7 Posted November 1, 2020 This looks like a CDV of Brig. Gen. Martin Hardin, the one armed general from Illinois. Link to post Share on other sites
tarheelyankee Posted November 1, 2020 Author Share #8 Posted November 1, 2020 Thank you very much, I will have to do some research on Gen. Hardin. Maybe there are pics of him on the internet to compare to. Now I have a project to keep me busy during this virus crisis. 👍🏼 WANTED: Any and all Civil War items relating to the regiments mustered out of Syracuse, NY during the War of the Rebellion, 122nd NY Infantry, 149th NY Infantry and 185th NY INfantry. Anything relating to Colonel/Brig. General Henry A. Barnum. Also wanted WW1 medals from Solvay, NY and Fayetteville, NY. All e-mails answered. Member of American Civil War Research Database. Link to post Share on other sites
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